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Meet The Top Canine Heroes: American Humane Hero Dog Awards

American Humane Hero Dog Awards

America has spoken and following nearly a million votes cast by animal lovers across the country and a celebrity panel of dog lovers and experts, seven remarkable canines have been named finalists in the 2018 American Humane Hero Dog Awards®, sponsored by the Lois Pope LIFE Foundation and Zoetis Petcare (a U.S. business unit of Zoetis), and broadcast nationally on Hallmark Channel.

These heroic canines each took top honors in their individual categories from a field of 266 nominees and now a combination of America's voters and a panel of celebrity judges will determine which dog will be named the 2018 American Hero Dog. The public is invited to submit one vote per day through September 5 at www.herodogawards.org.

The seven finalists will be flown to Los Angeles to take part in the star-studded Hero Dog Awards gala on September 29 at the Beverly Hilton, which will be broadcast as a two-hour special on Hallmark Channel this fall.  The seven category winners for 2018 are:

  • LAW ENFORCEMENT/ARSON DOG OF THE YEAR: "K-9 Flash" from Detroit, Michigan
  • EMERGING HERO DOG OF THE YEAR: "Willow" from Las Vegas, Nevada
  • GUIDE/HEARING DOG OF THE YEAR: "Frances" from Staten Island, New York
  • MILITARY DOG OF THE YEAR: "Sgt. Fieldy" from McAllen, Texas
  • SEARCH AND RESCUE DOG OF THE YEAR: "Ruby" from East Greenwich, Rhode Island
  • SERVICE DOG OF THE YEAR: "Roxy" from Canton, North Carolina
  • THERAPY DOG OF THE YEAR: "Chi Chi" from Phoenix, Arizona

Over the past eight years, more than 8 million votes have been cast for more than a thousand dogs seeking the coveted title of American Hero Dog. The program reaches more than 1 billion people each year and draws the support and participation of top celebrity dog lovers from all over the world.

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